Improvement in corn-husking thimbles



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Corn-Husking Thimbles.

Patented April 15,'e

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. GASH AND CHARLES L. OWENS, OF CLINTON, ILLINOIS.

IMPRovEMENT IN coRN-HusKrNe THIMBLEs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 137,771, dated April15, 1873; application filed October 21, 187]..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. Gnsrr and CHARLES L. OwnNs, of Clinton,in the county of De Witt and in the State of Illinois, have inventedanew andusefulImprovementinOorn- Huskin g Thimbles and we do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the annexed. drawing making a part ofthis specification, in which- Fignre l represents aperspective view ofour improved husking-thimble applied to a glove. Fig. 2 represents alongitudinal section of one of the fingers, showing the thimble with theknife-edge in the tip.

The same letters of reference are employed in both iguresto indicateidentical parts.

Our improvement relates to the thimble of the glove; and consists inproviding the same with a bead or iiange around its lower edge, whichserves to keep it in place in the tips of the lingers and thumb thereof,and a blade for cutting and loosening the husks on the corn.

To enable those skilled in the art to make and use our invention, wewill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The glove A, as shown, is similar to those now in common use forprotecting the back of the hand, fingers, and thumb,leaving the palmexposed. 'It also has a wrist-band, A', by which to secure it, but anyordinary glove of sufcient strength and durability may be used with ourimproved thimbles. B refers to a metallic thimble, around the lower edgeof which is formed a bead or flange, c, which serves to hold the thimblein position in the tip of the linger or thumb of the glove. On`

`ble is properly inserted in the tip of a finger or the thumb of theglove, projects a short dis- 1 tance through the same, presenting asharp point or edge, by means of which the husk may be cut-open andloosened to facilitate its final removal from the ear of corn.

The different thimbles should be made to tthe respective ngers whichthey are intended to protect.

The bead around the lower edge will generally be quite suicient to holdthe thimbles in the tips of the fingers and thumb of the glove; but, ifdesirable, each may be provided with a short wire, b, fastened to thethimble with one end, while the other end, on inserting the thimble, isforced through the material of the glove, so that the wire may be woundaround on the outside, and thus permanently secure the thimble.

The thimbles thus constructed will constitute a separate article ofmanufacture and sale, to be made in the various sizes required.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

As an articleof manufacture, a huskin gthimble provided with a blade forcutting the husks on the corn and an outward bead or ange around itslower edge, for the purpose set forth.

G. W. GASH.

C. L. OWENS.

' Witnesses: r

WM. W. ADAMS,

G. W. MURPHEY.

